I knew this was coming, sad that the modern sport leagues can’t seem to understand that people want to watch out of market games and direct TV isn’t an option for everyone. I just don’t have $200 dollars extra to spend on cable on top of the normal cost. Not to mention when I am not at home I want to watch these games and I can’t legally.
Just as I-Tunes proved, give people a chance to buy it legally for a few dollars and they will. There is literally millions of dollars in revenues being left on the table currently because the powers that be are so quick to protect the current revenue streams that any new media outlets are completely locked out of the party. So they will continue to play wack-a-mole shutting down streaming system after system ignoring the big picture.
Pandora’s box is open, cannot be shut, sorry.

Have fun kids

I mean, it’s not like it’s particularly difficult to create a low quality stream of television. CAn be done on just about any modern server. So why don’t the sport associations stream their own games on their own websites?

IMO, they’re missing out on a fantastic (and as of yet untapped) profit potential by cutting out the middleman (the networks) and having advertisers go directly through them for game stoppage advertisement. The only downside is that we get to skip the announcers. Downside? I meant upside.

The various sporting leagues already have a model in place that they can use for streaming. It’s called regular television. Same thin, just in lower quality. Offer it with advertisements for free, or charge something decent (say, $30/year?) for games without advertisements. Either way, you’re going to get either the advertising dollars, or the subscription dollars. Considering the millions that are probably streaming each game every time it’s played, that’s a ton of profit that’s quite simply untapped.

And the leagues say that they hire business consultants. These guys haven’t graduated from the 80s in their ability to promote and adequately broadcast their sport. The internet exists, fellas. And it’s here to stay. Hop on board, or get out of our freaking way!

If this was really hindering profits from people legitamitly viewing the games why were viewer ratings sky high this year? Why did it seem like every monday and sunday night they would say this is the most highly viewed game in a while??? Am I confused with this. The only time I would watch the games on these sites is when they are not on in the local area I am in. I move around alot and am in DC right now so watching the Bears is a pain in the arse. If the Redskins are on that will be the only game they show out here. Nothing will be on CBS. They will blackout all other games and force you to watch that sorry excuse for a team to play.

I also refuse to pay 50+ dollars a month for the NFL packages and all that crap. Too much money for too little. I only want to watch the Bears on a weekly basis. I cannot justify 50 dollars a month for 4 games of 3hrs a piece. That is over 10 bucks a game.

Why not have a package where you can order the game you want for like a dollar or 2 just for that game?

VIVA LA RESISTANCE!